List assistance and input is sought with respect to the recommendations of British Columbia's "Report of the Secure Care Working Group". This group was established in February 1998, "to provide advice on whether the ministry (Ministry for Children and Families) should develop options for secure treatment of high risk children and youth in British Columbia." The full version of their report is available at www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/pubs/securecare_index.html I would request any and all comment on the following from the report: >>There is currently a small group of children and youth in BC who are at extremely high risk of harm usually through drug use and/or sexual exploitation and a range of related problems, and who are at the same time extremely resistant to service. With no explicit legal ability to hold these children and youth, service providers are unable to provide the support and care that will protect them from further harm and, in some cases, death. In extreme cases service providers are finding ways to hold children in custody under the YOung Offenders Act or in hospital under the Mental Helath Act but this does not necessarily provide the appropriate service for those children and youth. The working group therefore believes that a safe care option is required in BC as part of a continuum of services and linked to a comprehensive high-risk youth strategy., to ensure that these children and youth receive the care and support that they need.>> Please forward to any who you feel may wish input. Any and all responses are welcome.
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